The workshop will explore challenges of wildlife interpretation into the future in a changing climate; interpretive tools and techniques that can encourage guests to move from take home messages to actions; and particular interpretation challenges of the wet tropics and its world heritage values, and its cryptic, iconic and controversial wildlife.

The workshop will cover two full days. It’s not just a talk fest. There will be opportunities to practice skills and techniques, challenging debates and networking at the optional dinner on Monday evening.

The event is open to tour operators (terrestrial and marine), staff of ecolodge and wildlife parks, national park rangers, academic researchers and students, local government, conservation NGOs, teachers and others interested in this topic.

Keynote presenters

Professor Betty Weiler (pictured, right)

Prof Betty Weiler

Betty has worked in Canada and Australia (and elsewhere) on interpretive tourism for many decades and is author of over 150 publications on the topic. The Southern Cross University, where she is currently employed, states: Within Australia, Betty is particularly well known for her contribution to visitor management and communication in protected areas, zoos and heritage attractions, and more recently on research aimed at influencing visitors’ on-site and post-visit behaviour. For a list of publications please see: https://works.bepress.com/betty_weiler/

Gianna Moscardo (James Cook University) was also to have joined us as a keynote presenter but regrettably for health reasons will no longer be able to do so. Maybe next year ….